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Federal
Alaska Seaweed Source Inventory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
These data are part of NOAA fisheries efforts to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters. These data depict seaweed beds mapped during... -
Federal
AKRO/SF: Community Development Quota (CDQ) System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program allocates a percentage of all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands quotas for groundfish, prohibited species,... -
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Spatial Management Areas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Spatial management files combine all related and relevant spatial management files into an integrated fisheries management file. Overlaps of the redundant spatial... -
Federal
Bathymetry (Alaska and surrounding waters)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A Raster having 20 m resolution with decimal values was assembled from 18.6 billion bathymetric soundings that were obtained from the National Center for... -
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Alaska Beluga Strandings
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to collect reports of marine mammal stranding events. This particular catalogue item is specific to the... -
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AKRO/SF: Vessel (at-sea) Production Reports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Vessel (at-sea) production reports are mandatory reports submitted by catcher/processors and motherships that are issued a Federal Fishing Permit. These reports... -
Federal
MMPA Species' distribution in Alaska EEZ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This feature dataset contains feature classes showing the distribution of marine mammal species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act occuring in the... -
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Charter Halibut Limited Access Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This limited access system limits the number of charter vessels that may participate in the guided sport fishery for halibut in area 2C and 3A. NMFS issues a charter... -
Federal
Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP)/ Federal Processor Permit (FPP) Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) is required for vessels of the United States which are used to fish for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska or Bering Sea and Aleutian... -
Federal
Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) on June 14, 2010, to replace the expiring Pilot... -
Federal
Catch-In-Areas Main
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Catch-In-Areas database integrates catch data from the Catch Accounting System (which has the spatial resolution of a NMFS Reporting Area) into a database that... -
Federal
Crab Rationalization Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The North Pacific Fishery Management... -
Federal
ESA species' distribution and critical habitat in Alaska EEZ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This feature dataset contains feature classes that depict the distribution and critical habitat of species list under the Endangered Species Act which occur in Alaska... -
Federal
IFQ Halibut/Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Under the IFQ Halibut/Sablefish Permit Program and CDQ Halibut Permit Program permits are issued for harvesting and receiving/processing halibut, and non-trawl... -
Federal
Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This database represents a summary of information on stranded marine mammals reported to NMFS throughout the State of Alaska in fulfillment of Title IV of the Marine... -
Federal
AKRO/PR: Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS... -
Federal
Groundfish/Crab License Limitation Program (LLP) Permit Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As of January 1, 2000 a Federal License Limitation Program (LLP) license is required for vessels participating in directed fishing for LLP groundfish species in the...